RCW 43.63A.125
Nonresidential social services
facilities -- Building communities fund program -- Assistance to
nonprofit organizations -- Competitive process -- Recommendations to
legislature for funding. (Effective until June 30, 2011.)
(1)
The department shall establish the building communities fund
program. Under the program, capital and technical assistance
grants may be made to nonprofit organizations for acquiring,
constructing, or rehabilitating facilities used for the delivery
of nonresidential community services, including social service
centers and multipurpose community centers, including those
serving a distinct or ethnic population. Such facilities must be
located in a distressed community or serve a substantial number
of low-income or disadvantaged persons.
(2) The department shall establish a competitive process to
solicit, evaluate, and rank applications for the building
communities fund program as follows:
(a) The department shall conduct a statewide solicitation of
project applications from nonprofit organizations.
(b) The department shall evaluate and rank applications in
consultation with a citizen advisory committee using objective
criteria. To be considered qualified, applicants must
demonstrate that the proposed project:
(i) Will increase the range, efficiency, or quality of the
services provided to citizens;
(ii) Will be located in a distressed community or will serve
a substantial number of low-income or disadvantaged persons;
(iii) Will offer three or more distinct activities that meet
a single community service objective or a diverse set of
activities that meet multiple community service objectives,
including but not limited to: Providing social services;
expanding employment opportunities for or increasing the
employability of community residents; or offering educational or
recreational opportunities separate from the public school system
or private schools, as long as recreation is not the sole purpose
of the facility;
(iv) Reflects a long-term vision for the development of the
community, shared by residents, businesses, leaders, and
partners;
(v) Requires state funding to accomplish a discrete, usable
phase of the project;
(vi) Is ready to proceed and will make timely use of the
funds;
(vii) Is sponsored by one or more entities that have the
organizational and financial capacity to fulfill the terms of the
grant agreement and to maintain the project into the future;
(viii) Fills an unmet need for community services;
(ix) Will achieve its stated objectives; and
(x) Is a community priority as shown through tangible
commitments of existing or future assets made to the project by
community residents, leaders, businesses, and government
partners.
(c) The evaluation process shall also include an examination
of existing assets that applicants may apply to projects. Grant
assistance under this section shall not exceed twenty-five
percent of the total cost of the project, except, under
exceptional circumstances, the department may reduce the amount
of nonstate match required. The nonstate portion of the total
project cost may include cash, the value of real property when
acquired solely for the purpose of the project, and in-kind
contributions.
(d) The department may not set a monetary limit to funding
requests.
(e) No more than ten percent of the total granted amount may
be awarded to qualified eligible projects that meet the
definition of exceptional circumstances defined in this
subsection. For purposes of this subsection, exceptional
circumstances include but are not limited to: Natural disasters
affecting projects; emergencies beyond an applicant's control,
such as a fire or an unanticipated loss of a lease where services
are currently provided; a delay that could result in a threat to
public health or safety; or instances where a local community
could quantifiably demonstrate that they had exhausted all
possible fund-raising efforts.
(3) The department shall submit biennially to the governor
and the legislature in the department's capital budget request a
ranked list of the qualified eligible projects for which
applications were received. The list must include a description
of each project, its total cost, and the amount of state funding
requested. The appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature
shall use this list to determine building communities fund
projects that may receive funding in the capital budget. The
total amount of state capital funding available for all projects
on the biennial list shall be determined by the capital budget
beginning with the 2009-2011 biennium and thereafter. In
addition, if cash funds have been appropriated, up to three
million dollars may be used for technical assistance grants. The
department shall not sign contracts or otherwise financially
obligate funds under this section until the legislature has
approved a specific list of projects.
(4) In addition to the list of ranked qualified eligible
projects, the department shall submit to the appropriate fiscal
committees of the legislature a summary report that describes the
solicitation and evaluation processes, including but not limited
to the number of applications received, the total amount of
funding requested, issues encountered, if any, and any
recommendations for process improvements.
(5) After the legislature has approved a specific list of
projects in law, the department shall develop and manage
appropriate contracts with the selected applicants; monitor
project expenditures and grantee performance; report project and
contract information; and exercise due diligence and other
contract management responsibilities as required.
(6) In contracts for grants authorized under this section
the department shall include provisions which require that
capital improvements shall be held by the grantee for a specified
period of time appropriate to the amount of the grant and that
facilities shall be used for the express purpose of the grant.
If the grantee is found to be out of compliance with provisions
of the contract, the grantee shall repay to the state general
fund the principal amount of the grant plus interest calculated
at the rate of interest on state of Washington general obligation
bonds issued most closely to the date of authorization of the
grant.
[2009 c 497 § 6023; 2008 c 327 § 15; 2006 c 371 § 233; 2005 c 160 § 1; 1999 c 295 § 3; 1997 c 374 § 2.]
NOTES:
Expiration date -- 2009 c 497 §§ 6022 and 6023: See note following RCW 28B.50.360.
Effective date -- 2009 c 497: See note following RCW 28B.15.210.
Part headings not law -- Severability -- Effective date -- 2006 c 371: See notes following RCW 43.325.040.
Findings -- 1997 c 374: "The legislature finds that nonprofit organizations provide a variety of social services that serve the needs of the citizens of Washington, including many services implemented under contract with state agencies. The legislature also finds that the efficiency and quality of these services may be enhanced by the provision of safe, reliable, and sound facilities, and that, in certain cases, it may be appropriate for the state to assist in the development of these facilities." [1997 c 374 § 1.]
RCW 43.63A.125
Nonresidential social services
facilities -- Building communities fund program -- Assistance to
nonprofit organizations -- Competitive process -- Recommendations to
legislature for funding. (Effective June 30, 2011.)
(1) The
department shall establish the building communities fund program.
Under the program, capital and technical assistance grants may be
made to nonprofit organizations for acquiring, constructing, or
rehabilitating facilities used for the delivery of nonresidential
community services, including social service centers and
multipurpose community centers, including those serving a
distinct or ethnic population. Such facilities must be located
in a distressed community or serve a substantial number of
low-income or disadvantaged persons.
(2) The department shall establish a competitive process to
solicit and evaluate applications for the building communities
fund program as follows:
(a) The department shall conduct a statewide solicitation of
project applications from nonprofit organizations.
(b) The department shall evaluate applications in
consultation with a citizen advisory committee using objective
criteria. To be considered qualified, applicants must
demonstrate that the proposed project:
(i) Will increase the range, efficiency, or quality of the
services provided to citizens;
(ii) Will be located in a distressed community or will serve
a substantial number of low-income or disadvantaged persons;
(iii) Will offer a diverse set of activities that meet
multiple community service objectives, including but not limited
to: Providing social services; expanding employment
opportunities for or increasing the employability of community
residents; or offering educational or recreational opportunities
separate from the public school system or private schools, as
long as recreation is not the sole purpose of the facility;
(iv) Reflects a long-term vision for the development of the
community, shared by residents, businesses, leaders, and
partners;
(v) Requires state funding to accomplish a discrete, usable
phase of the project;
(vi) Is ready to proceed and will make timely use of the
funds;
(vii) Is sponsored by one or more entities that have the
organizational and financial capacity to fulfill the terms of the
grant agreement and to maintain the project into the future;
(viii) Fills an unmet need for community services;
(ix) Will achieve its stated objectives; and
(x) Is a community priority as shown through tangible
commitments of existing or future assets made to the project by
community residents, leaders, businesses, and government
partners.
(c) The evaluation process shall also include an examination
of existing assets that applicants may apply to projects. Grant
assistance under this section shall not exceed twenty-five
percent of the total cost of the project, except, under
exceptional circumstances, the department may reduce the amount
of nonstate match required. The nonstate portion of the total
project cost may include cash, the value of real property when
acquired solely for the purpose of the project, and in-kind
contributions.
(d) The department may not set a monetary limit to funding
requests.
(3) The department shall submit annually to the governor and
the legislature in the department's capital budget request an
unranked list of the qualified eligible projects for which
applications were received. The list must include a description
of each project, its total cost, and the amount of state funding
requested. The appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature
shall use this list to determine building communities fund
projects that may receive funding in the capital budget. The
total amount of state capital funding available for all projects
on the annual list shall be determined by the capital budget
beginning with the 2009-2011 biennium and thereafter. In
addition, if cash funds have been appropriated, up to three
million dollars may be used for technical assistance grants. The
department shall not sign contracts or otherwise financially
obligate funds under this section until the legislature has
approved a specific list of projects.
(4) In addition to the list of qualified eligible projects,
the department shall submit to the appropriate fiscal committees
of the legislature a summary report that describes the
solicitation and evaluation processes, including but not limited
to the number of applications received, the total amount of
funding requested, issues encountered, if any, and any
recommendations for process improvements.
(5) After the legislature has approved a specific list of
projects in law, the department shall develop and manage
appropriate contracts with the selected applicants; monitor
project expenditures and grantee performance; report project and
contract information; and exercise due diligence and other
contract management responsibilities as required.
(6) In contracts for grants authorized under this section
the department shall include provisions which require that
capital improvements shall be held by the grantee for a specified
period of time appropriate to the amount of the grant and that
facilities shall be used for the express purpose of the grant.
If the grantee is found to be out of compliance with provisions
of the contract, the grantee shall repay to the state general
fund the principal amount of the grant plus interest calculated
at the rate of interest on state of Washington general obligation
bonds issued most closely to the date of authorization of the
grant.
[2008 c 327 § 15; 2006 c 371 § 233; 2005 c 160 § 1; 1999 c 295 § 3; 1997 c 374 § 2.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law -- Severability -- Effective date -- 2006 c 371: See notes following RCW 43.325.040.
Findings -- 1997 c 374: "The legislature finds that nonprofit organizations provide a variety of social services that serve the needs of the citizens of Washington, including many services implemented under contract with state agencies. The legislature also finds that the efficiency and quality of these services may be enhanced by the provision of safe, reliable, and sound facilities, and that, in certain cases, it may be appropriate for the state to assist in the development of these facilities." [1997 c 374 § 1.]